ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150324
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 July 1984 |
| Time: | c. 12:02 LT |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105D |
| Owner/operator: | British Executive Air Services |
| Registration: | G-AZOM |
| MSN: | S-21 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5,5 mi E of Skegness, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Strubby, Lincolnshire |
| Bacton, Norfolk | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a coastal flight between two onshore locations the helicopter attempted ditched 5½ nautical miles due east of Skegness, Lincolnshire after tail rotor coupling failure. Aircraft rolled over on impact with the sea, due to one of the flotation bags being torn off, but the other flotation bag allowed the aircraft to stay afloat long enough for all three person on board (pilot and two passengers) to escape, They were eventually rescued by an RAF Wessex SAR helicopter from RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report, "aircraft damaged beyond repair by the impact and sea water corrosion". As a result, the registration G-AZOM was cancelled by the CAA on 20/2/1986 (almost two years later) as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/bolkow-bo-105d-g-azom-24-july-1984
2. http://www.mbb-bo105.de/bo105_s001_s030.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2012 04:48 | TB | Added |
| 31-May-2013 00:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2013 17:00 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2014 21:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2014 19:22 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2015 21:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2015 21:30 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2016 21:29 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2016 11:26 | ericferret | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2016 18:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source] |
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